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Page 16 THE MINNESOTA RECYCLER ARM NEWS January/February 2010 7TH Avenue Auto Salvage 701-282-5130 AASP-MN 612-623-1110 Adolph’s Converters & Cores 763-755-7534 AFLAC 952-941-0247 A-Line Iron & Metals, Inc. 319-233-7310 Allied Auto Salvage 951-784-0057 Alter Metal Recycling 651-222-2751 American Solutions for Bus. 651-322-4222 AMG Alliance, LLC 651-388-1790 Bayside Recycling Corp. 218-628-3109 Behr Mason City, LLC 641-424-9521 Big Lake Auto Repairable 763-263-2050 Bumper Warehouse 651-644-3456 Car-Part.com 800-347-2247 Chiefs Towing 952-888-4944 Coldwell Banker Burnet 952-432-4900 SUPPORT OUR ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Crow Wing Recycling 218-828-0048 David Ruberg Repair Service 507-429-4489 Derson/Clean Burn 800-403-3456 EZ Crusher 800-328-3613 Gerdau Ameristeel 204-482-6701 GreenMan Tech. of MN 952-894-5280 Harleysville Ins. Co. 952-829-1422 Hauling for Hope 952-746-4673 Hollander 800-825-0644 Ins. Salvage Serv. 952-475-0027 Integrated Recycling Tech. 877-892-9194 Keystone Automotive 800-328-1845 LSB Financial – Petersen-Hill Insurance 800-907-4242 Mike French & Company 800-238-3934 Minneapolis Auto Auction 763-315-5672 Nordstrom’s Automotive 800-272-0083 Northern Metal Recyc. 651-222-8551 QRP 888-241-0294 RJ McClellan, Inc. 877-525-4589 Recycled Parts Plus 866-837-2039 Richmond Body Shop, LLC 320-597-3030 Sadoff Iron & Metal 920-921-2070 SAV Transportation Group 612-296-1806 Trissel Graham & Toole, Inc. 651-379-4641 Unishippers 612-751-6334 United Milwaukee Scrap LLC 651-552-9604 United Recyclers Group 888-874-3463 Universal Core Supply 763-682-3365 Waddell & Reed Financial 952-345-1428 Wells Fargo Insurance Serv. 952-830-3039 Zurich 800-468-8078 This publication is mailed free of charge to automotive recyclers in Minnesota. The newsletter is supported by the Advertisers. Please thank them through your patronage.
January/February 2010 THE MINNESOTA RECYCLER ARM NEWS Page 17 Best Practices in Safety from Harleysville Insurance Safety as an auto salvage recycler, it is one of your top priorities. And as one of the leading providers of auto salvage yard insurance in Minnesota, safety is a key for Harleysville Insurance as well. With that in mind, Harleysville is offering a top 10 lists of loss control best practices—-one at a time—- in upcoming issues of The Minnesota Recycler. With nearly 30 years of experience insuring auto salvage recyclers, Harleysville has a wealth of information on types of losses that have occurred and the steps that can be taken to prevent or control them in the future. The Minnesota Recycler featured #10 best practices for Removal of Gasoline and Gasoline Tanks from Salvage Vehicles, #9 Keeping Dogs out of Customer Areas, #8 Tire Storage in Salvage Yards, # 7 Waste Oil Heaters, #6 Hot Work Controls, #5 Housekeeping Salvage Yards Inside and Outside of buildings, #4: Public Protection, Customer Hazards . In true top 10 fashion, here’s #3 on the list of the most important loss control best practices for auto salvage recyclers … Best Practice #3: Product Liability Product liability provides your business protection from consumer injury, injury of others and property damage arising from the new and used products sold to and used by the consumer. Written quality control programs are used by business to manage the procedure to inspect, verify, document and maintain records on the quality of a product they sell. To further protect your business from Product Liability losses the below items should be investigated and considered by management: Products Liability • Are parts sold “AS IS” stated on the sales invoice? Consult your attorney for proper disclaimer wording on your sales invoice. • Is the experience and training level of the mechanic inspecting used parts adequate? • Does the inspecting mechanic have ASE or other mechanical certifications, training, or considerable mechanical experience? • Is the inspection of specific parts documented? • Are there duplicate parts inspection records maintained on and offsite to avoid loss of documentation? • Is there a warranty with a specific time frame noted on the sales invoice? • What testing equipment is used, testing equipment condition, maintenance and or calibration if applicable? • Lighting levels should be very good when visually inspecting parts for wear and flaws. • If new parts are sold what is the reputation of the suppliers/manufacturers parts? • Are new parts suppliers willing to provide vendors certificates of insurance? • New after market auto parts that are directly imported by the auto salvage yard should be avoided unless the auto salvage yard can ensure that the supplier/manufacturer provides evidence of product liability insurance from a reputable insurance carrier and the supplier has international recognized certification of their auto parts. It still may be difficult to pass the product liability back to foreign manufacturers or suppliers if a consumer is injured, the product causes injuries to others or property is damaged as the result of an auto part failure. As a result of the loss potential related to product liability and in an effort to keep the insurance
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